Modi’s Party Wins Key State Polls, Boosting Bid for Third Term
- Ruling BJP unseats opposition Congress party in two states
- Outcome ‘signals that Modi’s return to power is inevitable’
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India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party won three crucial state elections and unseated the opposition in two of them, strengthening Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s bid for a third term in office.
The BJP retained power in Madhya Pradesh, a central state with 56 million voters, and wrested control of the state legislatures from its rival, the Indian National Congress, in both Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. The results from the Election Commission of India on Sunday exceeded exit polls’ predictions for Modi’s party.